Age composition, growth, and reproductive biology of yellow catfish (Peltobagrus fulvidraco, Bagridae) in Ce Lake of Hubei province, central China

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-88

  Cao, Ling ^a,b   Song, Biyu ^c   Zha, Jinmiao ^d   Yang, Chengtai ^a   Gong, Xinfu ^e   Li, Jianbin ^e   Wang, Weimin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^e Fuer Fish Nursery Limited Company of Huangshi   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Fecundity; Growth; Peltobagrus fulvidraco; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING; TELEOST; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI;

BAGRIDAE; PELTEOBAGRUS FULVIDRACO;

EID: 70449519442     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-008-9342-x     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Anderson RO, Gutreuter SJ (1983) Length, weight, and associated structural indices. In: Nielsen LA, Johnson DL (eds) Fisheries techniques. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, pp 283-300.
2. Bagenal TB (1978) Aspects of fish fecundity. In: Gerking SD (ed) Ecology of fresh water fish production. Blackwell, London, pp 75-101.
3. Cardinale M, Arrhenius F (2000) The relationship between stock and recruitment: are the assumptions valid? Mar Ecol Prog Ser 196:305-309.
4. Du JR (1963) Studies on the reproduction and feeding habit of Bagrid Catfish in Liangzi Lake. J Zool Res 2:74-77, (in Chinese).
5. Heins DC, Baker JA (1993) Clutch production in the darter Etheostoma lynceum and its implications for life-history study. J Fish Biol 42:819-829.
6. Hotosa GN, Avramidoua D, Ondrias I (2000) Reproduction biology of Liza aurata (Risso, 1810), (Pisces Mugilidae) in the lagoon of Klisova (Messolonghi, W. Greece). Fish Res 47:57-67.
7. Hu CY, Hong YJ, Lin GH (1993) Gonad study of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco in spawning season. Jiangxi Science 11:159-163, (in Chinese).
8. Hunter JR, Lo NCH, Leong R, Macewicz B (1985) Batch fecundity in multiple spawning fishes. In an egg production method for estimating spawning biomass of pelagic fish: application to the northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax (Lasker R ed.). NOAA Tech Rep NMFS 36:67-78.
9. Hunter JR, Macewicz BJ, Lo NCH, Kimbrell CA (1992) Fecundity, spawning, and maturity of female Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus, with an evaluation of assumptions and precision. Fish Bull 90:101-128.
10. Johnston CE, Knight CL (1999) Life-history traits of the bluenose shiner (Pteronotropis welaka) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Copeia 1999:200-205.
11. Lei HZ, Lin ZH (2004) The sexual ratio of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco population in Oujiang River during reproductive time. Journal of Wenzhou Normal College 2:77-79, (in Chinese with English abstract).
12. Lin ZH, Lei HZ (2004) Sexual dimorphism and female reproductive characteristics of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco. Chinese Journal of Zoology 39:13-17, (in Chinese with English abstract).
13. Liu SP (1997) A study on the biology of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco in Poyang Lake. Chinese Journal of Zoology 32:10-16, (in Chinese with English abstract).
14. Liu WB, Zhang XJ (2003) Study on the development and annual change in the ovary of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco. Journal of Natural Science in Hunan Normal University 26:73-78, (in Chinese with English abstract).
15. Luo HB, Li LY, Yao WZ, Jiang YM (2005) Biological characters and resources management of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco in Zhangdu Lake. Freshwater Fisheries 5:25-27, (in Chinese with English abstract).
16. Ma J (1991) Research on biology of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco in Honghu Lake. Bio-productivity exploitation and environment optimizing investigation of Honghu Lake. Ocean Press, Beijing, pp 150-160.
17. Maack G, George MR (1999) Contributions to the reproductive biology of encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938 (engraulidae) from West Sumatra, Indonesia. Fish Res 44:113-120.
18. Mattson NS (1991) A new method to determination sex and gonad size in live fishes by using ultrasonography. J Fish Biol 39:673-677.
19. Mazzoni R, Iglesias-Rios R (2002) Environmentally Related Life History Variations in Geophagus brasiliensis. J Fish Biol 61:1606-1618.
20. Morgan DL, Gill HS, Potter IC (2000) Age composition, growth and reproductive biology of the salamanderfish Lepidogalaxias salamandroides: a re-examination. Environ Biol Fisches 57:191-204.
21. Murua H, Motos L (2006) Reproductive strategy and spawning activity of the European hake Merluccius merluccius (L.) in the Bay of Biscay. J Fish Biol 69:1288-1303.
22. Murua H, Kraus G, Saborido-Rey F, Witthames PR, Thorsen A, Junquera S (2003) Procedures to estimate fecundity of marine fish species in relation to their reproductive strategy. J Northwest Atl Fish Sci 33:33-54.
23. Murua H, Lucio P, Santurtun M, Motos L (2006) Seasonal variation in egg production and batch fecundity of European hake Merluccius merluccius (L.) in the Bay of Biscay. J Fish Biol 69:1304-1316.
24. Pearce A (1965) A manual for histological technicians, 2nd edn. Little, Brown and Co., Boston, MA.
25. Qiu CG, Liu JZ, Liu BY, Xu SQ, Zhang GQ, Luo XN (2000) Biology and resource management of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco in Tanghu Lake. Fish Sci 2:28-30, (in Chinese).
26. Wang WM (1999) Artificial breeding trial of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco. Fish Sci 18:9-12, (in Chinese).
27. Wang WM, Yan AS, Zha JM (2002) Comparison of two artificial breeding methods of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco. Freshwater Fisheries 32:7-8, (in Chinese with English abstract).
28. Xiao XL, Ou YM, Zhang M, Tao QH, Wei HM, Lv L (2002) Study on some biological characters of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco in Poyang Lake. Acta Agriculturae Jiangxi 14:18-22, (in Chinese with English abstract).
29. Xiao TY, Zhang HY, Wang XQ, Xiao KY, Dai KY (2003) Biological characters of Pseudobagrus fulvidraco in Dongting Lake. Chinese Journal of Zoology 38:83-88, (in Chinese with English abstract).
30. Yang JY (1994) Reproductive biology of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco in Jialing River. Journal of Southwest Normal University (Science) 19:639-645, (in Chinese with English abstract).
31. Zou SX, Tian BP (1998) Study on biology and fishery of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco in Taihu Lake. Journal of Sichuan Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine 12:36-41, (in Chinese with English abstract).